OpenClaw: Slack thread context could include messages from non-allowlisted senders
## Summary Before OpenClaw 2026.4.2, Slack thread starter and thread-history context fetched through the API was not filtered by the effective sender allowlist. Messages from non-allowlisted senders could still enter the agent context when an allowlisted user replied in the same thread. ## Impact A Slack deployment that relied on sender allowlists could still feed non-allowlisted thread content into the model context through thread history. This was a sender-access-control bypass on Slack thread context, not a direct channel-auth bypass. ## Affected Packages / Versions - Package: `openclaw` (npm) - Affected versions: `<= 2026.4.1` - Patched versions: `>= 2026.4.2` - Latest published npm version: `2026.4.1` ## Fix Commit(s) - `ac5bc4fb37becc64a2ec314864cca1565e921f2d` — filter Slack thread context by the effective allowlist ## Release Process Note The fix is present on `main` and is staged for OpenClaw `2026.4.2`. Publish this advisory after the `2026.4.2` npm release is live. OpenClaw thanks @AntAISecurityLab for reporting.
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-41358US | — | — | ||
OpenClaw before 2026.4.2 fails to filter Slack thread context by sender allowlist, allowing non-allowlisted messages to enter agent context. Attackers can inject unauthorized threa… | ||||
references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclawPACKAGE
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/ac5bc4fb37becc64a2ec314864cca1565e921f2dWEB
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-qm77-8qjp-4vcmWEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41358ADVISORY
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-sender-allowlist-bypass-via-slack-thread-contextWEB
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